# Incident 20040711012519I: Boeing 737824, New York, NY, July 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2004, 20:04 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76269, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76269) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-824 (registry code 13844BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737824
- Reported engine: CFMINT CFM567B26US
- People aboard: 134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,200 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711012519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) #2 ENGINE TAILPIPE FIRE AFTER SHUT DOWN, FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED, NO HELP. LAGUARDIA AIRPORT FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED, ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER. NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, 128 PASSENGERS, 4 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, 2 CREW MEMBERS DEPLANED AIRCRAFT BY MEANS OF JET WAY, NO INJURIES REPORTED. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE POSSIBLE ENGINE AFT SUMP OIL LEAK, OIL LEAKING INTO CENTER VENT TUBE AREA AND REAR TURBINE, CAUSING OIL FIRE. CONTINENTAL AIR, CONTACT: ROGER COOPER, POWERPLANT ENGINEER, 713-324-3601, ENGINE S/N 889432, FOR TEARDOWN REPORT AND FINDINGS.

## Other reports on N76269 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061024021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061024021079I), Oct 24, 2006: Boeing 737824 (N76269), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft 269 was being pushed back as flight 1830 from iah-pbi when the tug operator pushed it into another aircraft. The other aircraft had no…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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